Between 2019-2021, I blogged about the creative process and the business of being an artist. I did my best to cram-jam my posts filled with useful tools, tips and hacks and straight-up honesty from my own point of view.
My focus was figuring out how we can overcome our creative blocks, actually finish our projects and earn money from our art. I also shared the work of Black and Global Majority artists.
Take a look around or see the posts by categories: creative process, self-producing, artist life hacks, artist series. I hope you find something useful here.
In 2006, in my final year of theatre school, I was cast in a lead role in one of our big shows.
I was so excited, but on our first day of rehearsal, when our director asked us to improvise the show, scene by scene, it quickly became evident that my classmates and I were grossly underprepared.
Read MoreI heard an apocryphal tale from a fellow writer, that when Ottessa Moshfegh, author of My Year of Rest and Relaxation, was broke and wanted to write a book that would make her money, she purchased a book about writing books and followed its method. That book, Eileen, won the Man Booker Prize.
Read MoreTips for combating self-doubt, fear & unworthiness ... so you can get down to your ART
The inner-critic is that voice in your head, telling you what you're creating is garbage, that it'll never be good enough, that no one cares about what you have to say and/or you should give up before you start.
The voice of the inner-critic comes in may be loud, nagging and persistent. But it appears in many different tones, volumes and frequencies.
However it pops up, this voice can wreak havoc on your creative work.
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